Center for Journalism Ethics

On the evening of December 16, 2012 a 23-year-old woman and her male companion boarded one of the private buses which often ply the roads of Delhi, the bustling metropolis and capital of India .  These buses charge travelers a nominal amount … Read more »

Many thanks to our wonderful panelists, speakers, and sponsors for enabling this thought-provoking conference on journalism ethics. Once again, we hope we have advanced the conversation Read more »

Once upon a time, running a newspaper was a fairly simple proposition. I’m not talking about those golden days before the Web destroyed newspapers’ carefully crafted business model, although in retrospect, those decades of double-digit profit margins and a near monopoly of news in local markets do seem pretty sweet. Read more »

On March 18, Wiley-Blackwell will release "the first full-length, truly global textbook on media ethics," edited by Stephen J.A. Ward. Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives brings together scholars from diverse backgrounds and cultures, who offer real-world insight into the unique challenge of fostering responsible journalism in a changing media world. Read more »

The center will hold its 5th annual journalism ethics conference on Friday, April 5, 2013 on the UW-Madison campus.  This year we’ll take an in-depth look at “Who is Shaping the News?”  Our keynote speaker will be investigative journalist Lowell Bergman, who brings … Read more »

The late Anthony Shadid, friend and CJE board member who died in February while on assignment in Syria, is a finalist for the prestigious 2012 National Book Award for nonfiction. Read more »